Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

What aspect of art was K.G. Subramanyan interested in?

Options:

Miniature paintings on frames

Abstract expressionism

Mural art on large public buildings

Sand sculptures

Correct Answer:

Mural art on large public buildings

Explanation:

Answer:  Mural art on large public buildings
K.G. Subramanyan was interested in mural art or art on large public buildings, which can be seen by everyone.

K. G. Subramanyan, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh's teacher and a founding member of the Baroda Art School, had studied in Shantiniketan. He had learned about the public role of art from his teachers, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij. He was interested in mural art or art on large public buildings, which can be seen by everyone. He was attracted to the technique of sand casting, which was known to local Rajasthani artists. From them, he learned how to create large-scale relief sculptures by repeating the basic unit of shape.